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African Trade Union Development Network meeting: African Trade Unions as Active Actors in Development Réunion du Réseau Syndical Africain pour le Développement : Les Syndicats Africains comme acteurs actifs de Développent Pre-Congress Activity / Activité Précongrès Dakar, Sénégal, 23 -24/11/2015

TUDCN membership • ITUC affiliates active in development; • Solidarity Support Organisations (SSOs) • ITUC regions, including representation from national affiliates • Global Union Federations • TUAC and ETUC • Invited as observers: ACTRAV 2

Mission of TUDCN • To ensure input of trade union views in the development-related policy debates and especially concerning the inclusion of the decent work agenda and democratic ownership in development as key issues for sustainable development strategies. • To improve trade union development cooperation “effectiveness” (cooperation and coordination) through joining efforts and resources; sharing of information and practices; and by stimulating improved impact and results of the solidarity efforts within the trade union movement. 3

TUDCN features • The network membership should be understood as voluntary, inclusive and based on the interest and commitment of the cooperating organisations. • The network has multiple lines of accountability (reporting to the ITUC GC on the one hand by others to their own respective constituencies). • The networks by consensus. 4

TUDCN pillars Advocacy Partnerships 5

TUDCN advocacy goals • Elaborate trade unions’ policy positions • Bring them towards development policy decisionmaking bodies: UN, OECD/DAC, GPEDC, EU • That trade unions continue being recognised as actors of development cooperation in their own right • CSOs platforms 6

TUDCN partnerships Trade Union Principles on Development Effectiveness • Represent the vision and values of trade union organizations on development, and are designed to serve as a common reference for development cooperation initiatives, strengthening ownership and working methodologies among trade union partners • Endorsed by ITUC General Council in 2011 7

TUDCN partnerships Trade Union Principles on Development Effectiveness • • Democratic ownership Autonomy Partnership Transparency Accountability Coherence Inclusiveness and equality Sustainability (democratic, political, organisational, financial, environmental) 8

TUDCN partnerships Trade Union Organisational Capacity • TUDCN is helping to develop joint criteria for capacity building/organising strategies in the trade union movement • Organising and capacity development for sustainability • Strengthening organisations – capacity development • We have been doing capacity development for a long time but are we succeeding in developing our capacities? • Need to assess capacity development 9

Regional development networks • Advocacy on development policies at regional level • Coordination with the members on development 10

African Trade Union Development Network meeting: African Trade Unions as Active Actors in Development Réunion du Réseau Syndical Africain pour le Développement : Les Syndicats Africains comme acteurs actifs de Développent Pre-Congress Activity / Activité Précongrès Dakar, Sénégal, 23 -24/11/2015

Working groups Travail de groupe • What the priority actors at regional and sub-regional level? • What are their political agendas in relation to SDGs followup? • What activities can be organised to work on these actors in the most efficient way? • Quels-sont les acteurs prioritaires au niveau régional et sous régional ? • Quels-sont leurs agendas politiques par rapport au suivi des ODD ? • Quels activités peuvent-on entamer pour agir sur ces acteurs de la façon la plus efficace ? 12

Working groups Travail de groupe • Working groups’ presentations • Présentations du travail de groupe 13

TUDCN governance GENERAL MEETING OPEN COORDINATION MEETINGS STEERING COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS SEMINARS TUDCN SECRETARIAT 14

TUDCN governance TUDCN general meetings (Annual) • Bring together all the members of the network and are aimed at setting the overall agenda for the work of the network, take the necessary decisions in terms of organising the work and the implementation of the work plan. • Composition: All active members of the TUDCN- including regional organisations and their national affiliates (max 5) TUDCN 2015 General Meeting (Florence, Italy) 15

TUDCN governance TUDCN Open Coordination Meeting (annual, in between GMs) • Ensures coordination of the network in between the annual General Meeting • Composition: 3 representatives per region (Europe/OECD, Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific), 1 GUF representative. Open to all TUDCN interested members TUDCN 2015 Open Coordination Meeting (Brussels) 16

TUDCN governance TUDCN Steering Committee • Prepare TUDCN meetings, oversees the work of the TUDCN secretariat, ensures monitoring and evaluation of the work and assesses regularly the financial and administrative situation of the network • Composition: 5 representatives from the regions (Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Europe), 1 representative from the GUFs, TUDCN Secretariat 17

TUDCN working modalities TUDCN working groups (WG) • Discussion and implementation of TUDCN priorities • Online work and consultation, and offline meetings • Open membership, mailing list managed by TUDCN Secretariat WG on EU development policies WG on Global policies WG on Trade Union Partnerships and Joint Initiatives WG on South-South and Triangular Cooperation WG Communication and Outreach 18

TUDCN working modalities TUDCN thematic seminars • Thematic or training seminars are organised in order to enlarge the level playing field within the trade union organisations, create capacity or study and exchange on trade union development cooperation related issues and support on-line work streams • Composition: All TUDCN members interested in participating • Periodicity: when necessary 19

TUDCN working modalities TUDCN Secretariat • Organises working groups, network meetings, and seminars • Ensures the communication, information and visibility instruments of the Network • Assists with the outreach work to the members, affiliates, NGO platforms and other partners of the TUDCN 20

TUDCN work plan 2016 Plan de travail 2016 du RSCD 21

2016 (January-December) EU PFD March 14 -18 UN SDGs Indicators Stat Comm. , March Global TUDCN GM (Asia network) 4 -8 April Policy area: PS accountability in development Policy area: organisational capacity TU Partnerships Thematic seminar June 3 rd TU OECD/DAC FORUM December TUDCN OCM Sept Policy area: social dialogue in development Policy area: SDGs’ national mapping ITUC-Africa Network February Regions TUCA-CSA Network May ITUC-Africa Network Nov EU PFD Africa November, Kenya GPEDC 2°HLM November, Kenya

African Trade Union Development Network meeting: African Trade Unions as Active Actors in Development Réunion du Réseau Syndical Africain pour le Développement : Les Syndicats Africains comme acteurs actifs de Développent Pre-Congress Activity / Activité Précongrès Dakar, Sénégal, 23 -24/11/2015